Topeka Archive

  • (East Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1118th bar, first visited in 2015. This biker bar was rather tricky to get to due to road construction, but was worth the effort to...

    #1118: Whiplash

    (East Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1118th bar, first visited in 2015. This biker bar was rather tricky to get to due to road construction, but was worth the effort to...

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  • (College Hill, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1117th bar, first visited in 2015. Oscar’s is located in a rather nondescript building, a building shared with a hair salon, in what appears to...

    #1117: Oscar’s Bar & Grill

    (College Hill, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1117th bar, first visited in 2015. Oscar’s is located in a rather nondescript building, a building shared with a hair salon, in what appears to...

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  • (Oakland, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1116th bar, first visited in 2015. This had originally been edited from our route today due to time, but when we realized how close we were...

    #1116: Hot Pockets

    (Oakland, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1116th bar, first visited in 2015. This had originally been edited from our route today due to time, but when we realized how close we were...

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  • (Oakland, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1115th bar, first visited in 2015. Ever since I first discovered the genre, I have been in love with neighborhood bars located in old houses. So...

    #1115: Brass Rail

    (Oakland, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1115th bar, first visited in 2015. Ever since I first discovered the genre, I have been in love with neighborhood bars located in old houses. So...

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  • (North Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1114th bar, first visited in 2015. This bar represented unfinished business from May 5, 2007. Back on that date, we were at a bar called...

    #1114: Joletta’s

    (North Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1114th bar, first visited in 2015. This bar represented unfinished business from May 5, 2007. Back on that date, we were at a bar called...

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  • (North Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1113th bar, first visited in 2015. This bar is so far over the top that I’ll let the plethora of photos do most of the...

    #1113: Kick Start Saloon

    (North Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1113th bar, first visited in 2015. This bar is so far over the top that I’ll let the plethora of photos do most of the...

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  • (Central Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1112th bar, first visited in 2015. What a unique and unexpected find. This was tacked on as a last second replacement after another bar was...

    #1112: 6th Street Back Door

    (Central Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1112th bar, first visited in 2015. What a unique and unexpected find. This was tacked on as a last second replacement after another bar was...

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  • (Randolph, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1111th bar, first visited in 2015. We had a mini pseudo-toast in here to celebrate my 1111th bar. There’s a long bar along one wall, and...

    #1111: The Dutch Goose

    (Randolph, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1111th bar, first visited in 2015. We had a mini pseudo-toast in here to celebrate my 1111th bar. There’s a long bar along one wall, and...

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  • (Terra Heights, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1110th bar, first visited in 2015. A small dive bar on the south end of Topeka. This is a full bar (not 3.2). There’s a...

    #1110: Victoria’s Bar

    (Terra Heights, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1110th bar, first visited in 2015. A small dive bar on the south end of Topeka. This is a full bar (not 3.2). There’s a...

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  • (East Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1109th bar, first visited in 2015. Our first stop on a birthday pub crawl for my youngest brother Kurt, we were going into this place...

    #1109: The Shack

    (East Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1109th bar, first visited in 2015. Our first stop on a birthday pub crawl for my youngest brother Kurt, we were going into this place...

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  • (Downtown, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1100th bar, first visited in 2015. We decided to add this one at the last minute at the end of our trip to get me to...

    #1100: Terry’s Bar & Grill

    (Downtown, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1100th bar, first visited in 2015. We decided to add this one at the last minute at the end of our trip to get me to...

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  • (Downtown, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1099th bar, first visited in 2015. The restaurant is on one side of the building, the pub is on the other. There’s outdoor seating in the...

    #1099: The Celtic Fox Irish Pub

    (Downtown, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1099th bar, first visited in 2015. The restaurant is on one side of the building, the pub is on the other. There’s outdoor seating in the...

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  • (Downtown, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1098th bar, first visited in 2015. Officially this is a gay bar, but we visited shortly after opening time so it was just us and the...

    #1098: Skivies Bar & Grill

    (Downtown, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1098th bar, first visited in 2015. Officially this is a gay bar, but we visited shortly after opening time so it was just us and the...

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  • (Quinton Heights, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1097th bar, first visited in 2015. This dive bar is accessed through a strip mall laundromat. It was a little intimidating in here at first,...

    #1097: Ichabod Laundra Bar

    (Quinton Heights, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1097th bar, first visited in 2015. This dive bar is accessed through a strip mall laundromat. It was a little intimidating in here at first,...

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  • (Quinton Heights, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1096th bar, first visited in 2015. A nice little dive bar in a residential neighborhood. There’s a covered patio with picnic tables, free popcorn, and...

    #1096: The Spot

    (Quinton Heights, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1096th bar, first visited in 2015. A nice little dive bar in a residential neighborhood. There’s a covered patio with picnic tables, free popcorn, and...

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  • (Likins Foster, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1095th bar, first visited in 2015. This is a well-known brewery across our general region. There are multiple rooms in this quirky stone-and-timber building, we...

    #1095: Blind Tiger Brewery

    (Likins Foster, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1095th bar, first visited in 2015. This is a well-known brewery across our general region. There are multiple rooms in this quirky stone-and-timber building, we...

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  • (Likins Foster, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1094th bar, first visited in 2015. A nice neighborhood dive bar in the back corner of a strip mall next to Walmart. Serves burgers and...

    #1094: Abigail’s

    (Likins Foster, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1094th bar, first visited in 2015. A nice neighborhood dive bar in the back corner of a strip mall next to Walmart. Serves burgers and...

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  • (Likins Foster, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1093rd bar, first visited in 2015. This rather-hard-to-get-to bar just recently opened and was prepping for a birthday party. It’s more of a pool hall,...

    #1093: Stevie Rae’s

    (Likins Foster, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1093rd bar, first visited in 2015. This rather-hard-to-get-to bar just recently opened and was prepping for a birthday party. It’s more of a pool hall,...

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  • (Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 253rd bar, first visited in 2007. We had been searching for a bar recommended by a bartender at an earlier stop, following a set of scrawled instructions...

    #253: Twilighter Country Club

    (Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 253rd bar, first visited in 2007. We had been searching for a bar recommended by a bartender at an earlier stop, following a set of scrawled instructions...

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  • (Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 252nd bar, first visited in 2007. We both had Bud Light. 14 oz draws were $1.75 each. Our bartender, Norma, was very helpful and wrote down directions...

    #252: Stingers

    (Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 252nd bar, first visited in 2007. We both had Bud Light. 14 oz draws were $1.75 each. Our bartender, Norma, was very helpful and wrote down directions...

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